Duane Parrish

Tourism Now a $19B Industry in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)  — Tourism has grown to become a $19 billion industry in South Carolina. That’s the word from Duane Parrish, director of the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. He announced new figures Wednesday at a tourism conference in Charleston The $19 billion figure represents the effect of tourism in 2014. Figures lag about a year behind…